| 1 | Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men. |
| 2 | Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart. |
| 3 | May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts, |
| 4 | who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?" |
| 5 | "Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him." |
| 6 | The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times. |
| 7 | You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever. |
| 8 | The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men. Psalm 13 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. |
